"Father"- I'm not an Obama lover. I was on the fence until McCain picked Palin which was apparently a decision based on fear of the less-than-bright, extreme right. As for the GOP's momentum since he won the election, i think it is indicative of pushing too much too soon on Health Care and a natural inclination of Americans to favor a balance between the executive and legislative branches. The guy from VA is good, while the guy from MA is an idiot, but no matter. The Dems have their share of hacks as well. As for your view of DDZ.2, I understand... you're still in pain re: Obama's rout of McCain. It must irk you to also be reminded of his deer-in-the-headlights performance when he left the campaign trail to "fix things" during the Senate debate on if and how to handle the Bush stage of the bailout. I do however think that he would have mitigated his reckless and feckless selection of Palin by surrounding himself with some solid folks in his cabinet, so I don't see why it's ludicrous to look at policy decisions in this administration and discuss how they may have been handled differently. I did have similar discussions with Dems and Repubs following 9-11re: how a Gore administration would have handled things. (which was, Bush played the better short game but Gore would have played the better long game) Now.. re: Palin. Where do I begin? "Father"... between us... would you be comfortable with her as POTUS? I know she's cute and quirky and knows the right buzz words to intrigue the right and fatigue the left (written with a Howard Johnson's Motor Inn pen on her left palm)-- but really... does she have the intellect and gravitas to be the leader of the GOP? And do you really believe that all she wants is to raise her kids and sell her book? If so, then I am missing something because it seems that she is trying to be the ideological (illogical) leader of the Tea Party movement..aka "the Real America". That said; i will respect your revulsion of the "what if" nature of DDZ 2 by not doing an A/B comparison of the Obama and McCain administrations as they relate to policy decisions... though I may discuss it with others when you're out of the room... or away from the blog. As for DDZ 1, we'll save this letter-high-fastball for another day. scott
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Tweaked your post to keep this "anonymous".
ReplyDeleteIt's "Father" to you! You can go with "Dad" or "Sir" if you prefer (those were my options growing up). If none of those appeal, perhaps something like hockeymomlover29 will work :)
Ah, got it. "Father" it is, and will be.
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